Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-21
TRANsCONTINENTA RATES.
complaints to the COmmerce COmmfs
Sion from the Pacific Coast.

The following telegram has been received by the
Interstate Commerce Commission:
'SAH JOSH, CAL--The New Almaden fs the largest
quicksilver producing mine In the u 8. Its pr1n.
cipai works are in New York, where its product
comes Into competition with Spanish quicksilver
shipped at low rates OF freight from London, The
present transcontinental rates shut us out OF the
New-York market entirely. and will have con-
sequently disastrous effect on this industry.
Voieheo) l. B. RAND0I, Manager"
Several kilograms have been received from the
Pacinc coast fruit interests, setting forth the
rates.
c. M. Wicker, telegraphs from Chicago. on be-
nau o1 tne board OF trade and merchants OF Chi.
cage, announcing Wish to be heard upon the
tTanscontlnental question, and asking that the
decision OF the Commission be withheld until
gram says, sin favor OF conditional Suspension of
long and short haul clause on Pacific coast trafic.
pIoVloed rates from the great lakes and Missis-
slppi valley be made proportionaliy less than
from Atlantic SeabOard, as has been the case in
the past. We would also pray that YOU exercise
.he power given You in section OF prescribing
tne extent the Carriers may be relieved so as tO
protect intermediate territory now excluded from
direct commercial relations with the East nv
runng that the intermediate rates shall in no case
be more than 30 per cent higher than the through
rate"
IN FAVOR OF THE FOURTH SECTION
Inc 1Oiiowlng telegram from San Francisco was
received by the Commission: "Defer action on sec
ton four until receipt OF memorials from chambet
OF commerce and leading merchants and manu-.
1acturerS OF this city mailed you to-day. In them
VIII De found potent arguments against suspen-
SION" This Is signed by w. I. Garrett, president
MANUFACTURERS Association OF California, and seven
firms, forming q committee OF the merchants and
manufacturers OF San Francisco
Also the following: "At q meeting OF the Manu-
facturers Association OF California held to-day the
following was adopted: Resofvcd, That the gene.
raj good OF the people of the Pacific coast. par.
OF tlIr1n ond Ind. y1al
pursuits, Will be promoted by the interstate COM
merce act, and especially by the enforcement OF
long needed relief from the exactions and unjust
determinations in transportation rates whicl,
nave prevailed, retarding growth OF and inficting
injury upon our manufacturing industries we
therefore earnestly oppose and respectfully pro
test against the suspension of the Aforesaid fourth
section OF the act" Ssigne3
w. Il. GARRETT, President.
GEO. c. HICKox, Secretary.
W. L. Merry, president OF the Chamber Of Com.
merce OF San Francisco telegraphs series Of reso-
lut1ons adopted by that body favor1ng 'the excep-
tion OF such industries and special cases as abso
lutely require rapid transit from the operation OF
section 4.
PETITION OF THB SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr.. Chas. a. Tweed Of New York, In behalf of the
Southern Pacific Railroad urged the suspension Of
the fourth section Of the law. BE presented a De.
tition in favor of such suspension. The petition
sets forth that the Southern Pacific Is in competi
t10n for the transportation OF through freight and
passengers WIN tne Canadian Pdcf0c, the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, clippers and tramp
steamers, and that the business is done under sub
stanttally dtSSimilar conditions from those under
which local transportation is conducted; that
should rates for intermediate or local traffic be re-
duced to figures that must be charged for through
business ii the company is to get any OF the latter
the entire receipts OF the road would be Inadequate
to pay It's fixed charges The road asks permission
to make rates charging less for long than short
haul.
There were nfteen or twenty gentlemen repre-.
senting the Pacific roads present at the hearing,
and, In reply to questions OF the Commissioners,
they explained the transportation business OF thett
roads and the necessity for suspension OF the
fourth section Of the law
The hearing of the representatives OF Pacific
railroads. was continued during the afternoon
The arguments were mainly addressed to the
operation Of the fourth section and IL behalf OF
its suspension.
Ex-senator Van Wyck was present, and by per-
mission or the board asked some questions I'm re-
gard 70 the rates from Omaha east and west
Az the afternoon session OF the Interstate Com
mission yesterday hearing was given the repre-
sentat1ves Of several Northwestern railroad inter
ests. Mr.. j. A. Hanley, general manager OF the
Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad. presented
petition to allow that road to regulate its tariffs
between certain points. General Manager W. S.
Mellen, Of the wisconsin Central lines petitioned
Tor suspension Of the long and short haul clause